FBI Houston Launches Spanish Twitter Handle @miFBIHouston

FBI Houston Launches Spanish Twitter Handle @miFBIHouston

FBI Houston makes history by launching the Bureau’s first Spanish-language social media account—@miFBIHouston on Twitter, which means “my FBI Houston” in English.

“In order for the FBI to accomplish its mission, which is to protect the American people, we have to identify and implement effective ways to communicate with the diverse communities we serve,” says Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Perrye K. Turner of the FBI Houston Field Office. “That includes the rapidly growing Hispanic community, which in the Houston metropolitan area represents over 36 percent of the population.”

FBI Houston launched its English Twitter account in August 2015 and has been tweeting in Spanish since December 2015.

With a Twitter account now dedicated exclusively to communicating in Spanish, @miFBIHouston hopes to reach thousands of Hispanics, many whose first and only language is Spanish.

“In the global environment we live in, social media is the preferred method of communication for a large number of our population, both young and old. Social media has become a principal source for news and information,” added SAC Turner. “It makes perfect sense for us to expand our use of social media to engage the public we serve, including the Spanish-speaking social media users.”

Although based in the Houston metropolitan area, FBI Houston’s area of responsibility includes 40 counties in and around the Texas Gulf Coast and has four satellite offices, known as resident agencies, in Beaumont, Bryan/College Station, Corpus Christi, and Texas City.